Fountain bouquet-holder.



No. 742,832. PATENTED NOV. 3 1903'.

' A E. BUOHAN.

FOUNTAIN BOUQUET HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 4, 1903.

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EWING BUCHAN, OF OWVE N SOUND, CANADA.

FQUNTAIN BOUQUET-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 742,832, dated November 3, 1903.

Application filed March 4, 1903. Serial No. 146,077. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EWING BUCHAN, bank manager, of the town of Owen Sound, county of Grey, Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fountain Bouquet-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to devise a fountain bouquet-holder for the buttonhole which will keep the flower fresh, and yet which will be completely hidden under the lapel of the coat; and it consists, essentially, of a reservoir for water and a bent tube for the flower-stem, the tube having a cap connected to it between its ends to form a closure for the water-reservoir. The neck of this tube is adapted to be passed through the buttonhole from behind, and the other end being below the normal water-level in the reservoir no water will splash up through it.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved bouquet-holder. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the same.

In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures.

A represents a reservoir, preferably oval in cross-section, as indicated particularly in Fig. 3.

Bis the fiowentube, which extends through and is connected with the cap 0 of the reservoir. This flower-tube B extends down within the water-reservoir, as shown, and also extends a short distance above the cap, being, however, bent or curved forwardly, so as to bring its opening toward the front. This opening is also preferably somewhat flared or made trumpet-shaped, as shown.

The method of using the device is as follows The reservoir is filled with water and the cap placed in position, as shown. The trumpetmouth of the flower tube is then pushed through the buttonhole from behind, and the pin D, which is secured to the front of the reservoir, is pressed into the coat. The holder is now securely held in position with the in such a manner as not to break it, and

the flower sits very closely and naturally up against the lapel of the coat.

The advantages of the device are obvious. It is neat and inconspicuous and owing to its flattened shape does not unduly bulge out the lapel. A flower worn with this apparatus will keep perfectly fresh for a long time. The reservoir being comparatively large holds sufficient Water to keep the flower supplied for a lengthened period, and owing to the flower-tube being of smaller diameter than the reservoir and extending down below the top of the same under no circumstances will the water spill out.

, What I claim as my invention isl. Ina fountain bouquet-holder a reservoir and a removable cap therefor, in combination with a flower-tube of less diameter than the reservoir, passing through and secured to the cap, the tube extending above the cap and having its upper end curved forward to bring the opening of the tube toward the front, substantially as described.

2. In a fountain bouquet-holder a reservoir and a removable cap therefor, in combination with a flower-tube of less diameter than the reservoir passing through and secured to the cap, the tube extending above the cap and having its upper end curved forward to bring the opening of the tube toward the front; and a downwardly-pointing pin secured to the front of the reservoir, substantially as described.

3. In a fountain bouquet-holder a reservoir and a removable cap therefor, in combination with a flower-tube of less diameter than the reservoir, passing through and secured to the cap, the tube extending above the cap and having its upper end flared and curved forward to bring the opening of the tube toward the front, substantially as described.

4:. In afountain bouquet-holderareservoir the tube toward the front, substantially as oval in cross-section, and a removable cap described.

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of less diameter than the reservoir, passing EWING 'BUCI IAN. 5 through and secured to the cap, the tube ex- In presence oftending above the cap and having its upper R. W. EVANS,

end curved forward to bring the opening of E. A. W. LETHBRIDGE. 

